Whenever Coronation Street legend Kevin Kennedy sets foot back on home turf in Manchester he knows a certain rumour mill will inevitably start to turn.
And just to add further fuel to the fire, Kevin says he will be heading back to the cobbles of Corrie this week while on a break from performing on stage at Manchester Opera House in musical Rock of Ages.
Kevin famously played Corrie's Curly Watts in the soap for 20 years in the 1980s and 90s. He remains one of the show's best-loved characters, who fans regularly demand should make a return. Read more: Corrie fans shouting at the TV as they spot major flaw in Carla storyline When he bumped into his soap pal Alan Halsall while both were on holiday last summer, the Corrie reunion sent fans into overdrive yet again, demanding he make a return.
And he says a planned visit to see his old friends among cast and crew at ITV studios this week will inevitably get tongues wagging again.
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